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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1939
Page
4
The United States department of commerce projects the best Christmas business season since 1929 as shoppers flood downtown stores. Increased individual income payments rise, with October incomes about $20,000.00 and a substantial gain over 1908, fueling the strong early sales surge.
In New York Magistrate Henry Curran ruled that the City must pay about 65 dollars after James C. and wife sued over building operations outside their apartment. The Lewises were directed to enjoy a town outing with cocktails dinner and a show at an Avaet hotel. The ruling signals an unusual approach to redress and may prompt more cases to court.
Fritz Kuhn, branded a common thief by a New York judge, will serve about two months in Sing Sing for larceny and forgery. Wilhelm Kunze, Kuhn’s successor as fuehrer, steps up amid ongoing pro Nazi activity and louder protests.
The article notes declining hog prices over five years and puzzling feeder profits as high overheads and volatile futures bite. It cites European war reducing fat pork demand, with Baltic states and Germany large buyers of US fats like lard and side meat.
A New York social column reports a man from East Aurora, New York, traveling to Garnett, South Carolina, via Aiken to attend a dove hunt. The piece ponders dove hunting methods, dogs, limits, and serving suggestions while wartime distractions linger.
A humorous verse by Phillips about a farmer torn between dates for the turkey’s fate. The anxious bird frets over whether the feast comes on the twenty third or the thirtieth as federal changes and New Deal bills loom. The narrator jokes of nerves and stalled decisions before the platter.
A. J. Flanner signs as H. D. comments on the Hitler movement in the United States. He laments lack of funds and bonds among supporters and uses humor to critique the movement's appeal to blondes. He questions modern delivery notes and notes wartime social humiliations.
Angelo Patri argues that accuracy and thoroughness in math and reading build character. He stresses that a missing decimal or misplaced sign makes work valueless and that repeated practice and testing solidify learning. He notes a Patriot leaflet for parents and how to request it from Monroe News-Star in New York.
A Finnish national convicted of income tax evasion serves a lengthy prison sentence in a hard regime facility. The court found deliberate fiscal fraud and sentenced him to years behind bars, underscoring stringent penalties for tax dodging.
Washington Daybook reviews how figures like Fritz Kuhn, Earl Browder, Harry Bridges, and Al Capone faced legal scrutiny while public sentiment demanded action. It notes legal distinctions between communism and Nazi fascism, indictments for bond fund theft, deportation questions, and ongoing congressional probes.
In Ouachite parish the price jury awarded Meyer Gredwald Construction the Swartz ill haven road contract for 10 55250. L A Ron lands the Wham road project at 57 000 04. H R Speed resigns from the city finances and utilities post effective January 1 to devote himself to his business. Temporary post office tents ready Tuesday to handle parcel post to ease crowding. The Legion and Boy Scouts push for a Monroe uniform flag decor for patriotic days with pockets in sidewalks and flag poles along downtown streets.
Dr. Fishbein discusses preventing heart disease through hygiene diet exercise work and rest. He advises limiting sudden effort and emotional strain, warns against unprescribed drugs, notes worry worsens symptoms, and emphasizes medical tests to gauge heart capacity and guide activity for longer life.
In Shreveport the second inmate from the Plain Dealing jail fire on December 3 died in a hospital. Roy Strickland aged 33 died of bronchitis while B Burford 47 died earlier of pneumonia. Both men had been arrested for drunkenness December 2. Coroner Willis P Butler noted smoke inhalation may have contributed but a determination was not made.
New Orleans December 13 Manuel Bernard will rule as Zulu king of the Mardi Gras celebration next February, replacing John Metoyer founder of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure club who died recently. The negro queen has not been chosen yet. The Zulu parade draws wide attention along with white social organization parades.
Henry R. Bergner faced repeated misfortunes including his wife’s death and a skull fracture from a falling plank. After an auto incident killed a woman during a blind period, he built a wooden platform under a heavy counterweight, waved goodbye, and allowed it to drop, police ruling death by his own action.
Hollywood gossip column credits Greta Garbo with the Ninotchka success but notes others shaped the film including Melchow Lengyel story ideas Ernst Lubitsch direction and the witty lines. The piece teases cinema figures from Lubitsch to W C Fields and John Ford with humorous asides on dialogue acting and production roles.
New York hosts a diverse array of faiths from Peychiana preached by Dr Frank Robinson to Mormon tabernacles, Vedanta centers, and Father Divine's Harlem gatherings. The piece notes Chinese and Bhuddist practices among NYC's seven million and humorously lists fringe groups while praising democratic tolerance.
Rochester report notes Besse Emerick aged four from New York City who starred in memocal comedy and later appeared in early alien films for Paine died today in a Benton sanatorium. She was born in Rochester and to be buried in her father’s grave here. The report also mentions a large star Esailon Altigene with a diameter 3000 times greater than the sun.
A garbled OCR radio timetable lists stations and programs across late morning to midnight. It mentions Dancing Orchestras, The Lone Ranger, Adventures In Photos, and Chicago Civic Opera, with host names and time slots embedded in a noisy stream of text.
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